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Osun rod (plastic)
"Fragment (upper half) of a bronze staff with 2 superimposed figures. "Very heavy staff, with male figures: Antelopes, chameleons, snakes, a bird.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Osun rod (plastic)
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 140,5 x 16,5 x 13 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 14498
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin [Königreich]
who
W.H. Himburg - Collectors
Description
18th century - 19th century, commissioned by the brass foundry guild Igun Eronmwon in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by the Museum für Völkerkunde from W. H. Himburg, 1902.
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